TNPSC Thervupettagam

New ‘carbon-neutral’ hubs

April 18 , 2023 589 days 695 0
  • The Tamil Nadu government has selected Rajapalayam and Rameswaram to be made ‘carbon-neutral hubs’.
  • Rajapalayam is strategically situated at the foothills of the pristine Western Ghats, with reserved forests.
  • It is also part of an important catchment for the upper Vaippar river basin.
  • Rameswaram, a spiritual destination, attracts thousands of tourists every day.
  • To achieve carbon-neutrality, the government has planned to take following steps:
    • Establishing bio-CNG plants for wet waste processing,
    • Promoting a low-emission lifestyle through land use planning,
    • Removal of accumulated waste through biomining, and
    • Increasing low-emission transport systems. 
  • It will also work for increasing the carbon sink through afforestation.
  • It establishing material recovery facilities to reduce ocean-bound plastic.

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